Disabled By Negligent Medical Care - How to Claim Compensation
If you have been disabled by negligent medical care, it may be appropriate to make a claim for compensation.
The right to compensation
If a patient suffers an adverse outcome due to substandard or negligent medical care, they are legally entitled to claim compensation for the impact of that negligence.
Disability due to negligent medical care
If an individual has been disabled by their medical care, it suggests that they are now impaired in their function in some way. Or, indeed, in several ways.
The disability caused by negligent medical care can take a wide variety of forms depending on the nature and location of the negligence. For example, it might include the following:
- A loss of mobility, partial or total paralysis
- Bowel incontinence
- Bladder incontinence
- Bowel dysfunction, necessitating the fitting of a stoma
- Sexual dysfunction
- Visual or auditory disturbance or loss
- Balance difficulties
- Cognitive or memory difficulties
- Loss of dexterity or co-ordination
- Loss of a limb either upper or lower
- Loss of the power of speech
In some cases, unfortunately, the consequence of negligent medical care is death.
The impact of severe medical negligence
It is easy to see how physical difficulties such as the above, as well as the psychological impact which often accompanies such unexpected disability, has the capacity to cause significant disruption, distress and financial problems in a person's life.
An individual may find that they are no longer able to work. They may no longer be able to navigate their way around their own home. They may require personal care or assistance around the home due to their disabilities.
The financial implications can be devastating.
If such a costly outcome is due to negligent medical care, these costs wold be incorporated into a successful compensation claim. For example, if a person is no longer able to work or is restricted in the nature of extent of employment they can undertake, their loss of income would be addressed with the claim.
Making a claim for compensation
If you or a loved one believe that you may have been the victim of negligent medical care and wish to pursue a claim, you need to speak to a specialist lawyer.
Compensation claim for medical negligence are extremely complex and, in order to ensure the greatest chances of success and a fair settlement, the services of an expert are fundamental.
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